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Caltex Petrol Station in Thailand Gasoline, oil prices continue to drop
| Pump prices continue to fall in the Knoxville area. | The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded dropped nearly a penny overnight to $3.455 on Wednesday, accordi... (photo: WN / RTayco) Knox News
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Pink taxi cars come out of a local petrol station in Bangkok, Thailand Oil price still falling as supplies grow
| NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil continues to decline as supplies grow in the U.S. | Benchmark U.S. crude on Wednesday fell by 57 cents to $93.41 per barrel in New Yo... (photo: WN / RTayco) my SA
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US Dollars Currency US stock futures up, worries linger about Greece
| NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are edging higher on strong data from the housing sector, yet worries persist that Greek debt problems could fracture the European U... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Palm Beach Post
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A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Gold drops as Greece batters global markets
Gold fell for a fourth straight day to its lowest since late December on Wednesday, sucked into a broad-based sell-off that dented global markets on the back of alarm ove... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Independent online
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Greek President Karolos Papoulias arrives for a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Greece to decide on interim government
| ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will le... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool) CNBC
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, talks to new French President Francois Hollande after a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Merkel says she wants Greece in euro, would consider growth measures
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists she wants Greece to stay in the euro and has left open the option of agreeing more measures designed to boost growth. | "I want ... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber) Kathimerini
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Sofas-furniture-durable goods-India. Bajaj Fin to offer 0% finance for lifestyle products
To cash in on the burgeoning sales of lifestyle products, Bajaj Finance Ltd has forayed into financing of products like furniture, home furnishings, fitness equipment, lu... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Hindu
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Euro Currency European news keeps stocks on a long slide
| Connect With Us | Wallet Watch | May’s a popular time for moving. The Better Business Bureau suggests you take care when hiring a mover, however, because of the handf... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Columbus Dispatch
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Toyota - Automaker - Car Toyota's budget-beating Etios driven
The new Toyota Etios is not as stylish as the Lamborghini Aventador nor can it quite match the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron. Yet I'm willing to bet that this new budge... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Independent online
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Samsung Mobile Phones Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market valu... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
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Kid - Obesity - Health Virtual World Takes on Childhood Obesity
MIT Technology Review Follow @techreview | Malica Astin, 11, never paid much attention to how much physical activity she got. But one day she played basketball while wear... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Mashable
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2010 Nissan Altima photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the 2010 Montreal International Auto Show. Nissan aims high with Altima
| SMYRNA — This could finally be the midsize sedan that knocks the Toyota Camry from the spot it’s held for a decade as the best-selling car in America. | Company o... (photo: Public Domain / Bull-Doser) DNJ
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Maruti Suzuki's Ritz car at Auto expo-Automaker-India. Sensex tanks 324 points in noon trade
| Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading over 324 points low from its previous close around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday as automobile, m... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Newstrack India
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Rupees-Indian Currency-Money-India. Indian stocks at risk of 'de-rating': Merrill Lynch
Tweet | Bank of America-Merrill Lynch says expects BSE index to drift to its 15,000 target given economic growth and current account concerns. Adds business confidence is... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
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Gold bangle-jewellery-metal-India. Gold hits 4-1/2 month low on Greek turmoil
Tweet | SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses on Wednesday and slipped to its weakest since December after Greece's failure to form a government prompted investors to cut their... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
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File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border betw... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
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Food prices double in UPA's term as demand outstrips supply Food prices double in UPA's term as demand outstrips supply
Tweet NEW DELHI: If inflation has broken the back of the aam aadmi, the biggest contributor to the pain in the UPA's term is food prices. | Government data on wholesale p... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times Of India
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20082010 Toyota Yaris (NCP90R) YR 3-door hatchback, photographed in Sandringham, New South Wales, Australia. Nikkei falls 0.9 pct, deep in "oversold" territory
| * Index falls to fresh 3-1/2-month low * Big banks offer support on strong earnings guidance * Hankyu Hanshin, Taiheiyo Cement surge on MSCI inclusion * Hokuhoku Financ... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX) Reuters
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Advertisement of State Bank of India of car loan on the wall of bus stop in Pune - India SBI finances most cars among banks
| State Bank of India (SBI), the country's top lender, is looking to strengthen its retail car loans portfolio by reintroducing a lower 11.25% rate of interest for all te... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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Cargo Ships India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
| Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
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